Good News: Earth’s Ozone Hole is Healing
There is big news about the environment: Scientists say a hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer is starting to heal.
Ocean Swallowing West African Coastline
Water, the saying goes, will find its way.
Free Wi-Fi Is Coming to New York City
In New York City right now, workers are removing pay phones from the city’s streets.
Making Bamboo a Common Building Material
For thousands of years bamboo has been used in many different ways — from food to medicine to clothing and, in small ways, as a building material.
Apps to Help in a Disaster
Disasters almost always arrive unexpectedly.
Spacecraft Moving in for Jupiter Close-up
Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, is about to show its secrets.
US Government Using Social Media to Determine Terror Threats
The United States government is increasingly using social media to investigate people who may represent a security threat to the country.
Solar-Powered Airplane Lands in Spain
An airplane powered totally by the sun landed in Seville, Spain early Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
How 3-D Printing Can Create Tissue from Stem Cells
An Israeli company has asked the United States Patent and Trademark Office for legal rights to a process for making a special kind of human cell.
Was Mars — The Red Planet — Once White?
The planet Mars has gone through an ice age and is now warming up, scientists say.